Love songs to listen to in March. Spring romance songs.

cherry blossomKawamoto Makoto

[MV] Makoto Kawamoto “Sakura”

A perfect classic for the spring season by Makoto Kawamoto.

With a gentle, distinctive perspective, it sings of the feelings stirred by gazing at a graduation certificate and thinking of parting with friends, and the loneliness of being left alone amid a scene of falling cherry blossoms.

The buoyant piano melody and her clear, expansive vocals vividly color the faint memories of youth.

Released in April 1998, the song reached No.

2 on the Oricon Weekly Chart, ranked 73rd on the year-end chart, and sold over 200,000 copies.

It’s a track we especially recommend to those facing the hopes and anxieties of a new chapter in life, or trying to overcome a farewell with someone dear.

The emotions of youth and the imagery of drifting cherry blossoms are rendered in a way that gently soaks into the heart.

Sakura (Solo)Moriyama Naotaro

Naotaro Moriyama – Sakura (Solo)

This song, themed around cherry blossoms that brighten the spring graduation season, gently sings of farewells, reunions, and the treasured memories that remain in our hearts.

Naotaro Moriyama’s clear, pure vocals and the majestic arrangement of piano and strings resonate deeply.

The beautiful story, intertwining life’s important moments with the fleeting nature of cherry blossoms, leaves a lasting impression on listeners.

Released in March 2003, the track was chosen as the ending theme for the MBS/TBS program “Sekai Ururun Taizaiki,” and was later included on the album “In Search of New Spices.” Embraced as a song that accompanies life’s milestones such as graduation and school entrance ceremonies, it has also become a gentle, comforting piece for elementary school children.

spring sunlightKanapu × Kujira

[Suite] KAFU × Kujira #97 “Spring Sunlight” [Original MV]

Gently depicting the scene of a graduation ceremony, this work is a warm piece like the fleeting light of spring.

The refreshing piano melody and KAFU’s translucent vocals beautifully capture both the bittersweetness and hope of the cherry blossom season, harmonizing wonderfully with Kujira’s delicate production.

Created in March 2022, it was released to coincide with KAFU’s milestone high school graduation and is also included on the album “Suite.” The lyrics accompany even the bright moments of parting, overflowing with a kindness like a pep song that gives you the courage to open a new door.

How about adding this fresh and warm track to a drive under the gentle spring sunlight?

Graduation PhotoArai Yumi

Graduation Photograph / Sotsugyou Shashin (2022 Ｍix)

When you’re feeling sad, you open an album and gaze at the photos, or you spot someone in town but can’t bring yourself to call out… It’s a classic by Yumi Arai filled with the bittersweetness of youth that everyone has felt at least once.

Released in February 1975 as a song provided to Hi-Fi Set, it was later included in Yumi Arai’s own album “COBALT HOUR” in June of the same year.

Since then, it has been used as the theme song for the film “Watch with Me” and in the drama “Sotsu Uta,” resonating across generations.

It’s a heartwarming song that gently stays by your side when you want to bask in nostalgia or when you’ve gone through a farewell with someone dear.

10-year cherry blossomsAKB48

[MV full] 10nen Zakura / AKB48 [Official]

AKB48, the nationally beloved idol group, released “10nen Zakura” in 2009—a song whose catchy melody and the members’ cute performances give you a boost of energy.

Graduation songs sung by artists around the same age as students feel especially relatable, don’t they? Debuting on a major label with “Aitakatta” in 2006, they quickly rose to fame and became so popular that there was hardly a day you didn’t see them on TV.

Even for such a popular idol group, when members graduate, they send off their friends as they head down different paths.

This bright graduation song, true to their ever-smiling style, is a perfect fit for students celebrating their own graduation.

It’s also a great song to sing with friends and get the crowd going.

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March of the PetalsAimer

Aimer “March of the Petals” Starring: Mirei Sasaki (Hinatazaka46) (5th albums “Sun Dance” and “Penny Rain” released on 2019/04/10)

Spring, the season of graduation, brings all kinds of changes one after another, and sometimes they can feel almost cruel, can’t they? In the midst of those changes, it can feel as though a faint crush gets lost and fades away…

Aimer’s “Hanabira-tachi no March” is a heartrending song about feelings of love that were never confessed.

With the double punch of spring and graduation, those emotions scatter like petals, disappearing without anything ever happening.

Even when it’s painful and lonely, time only moves forward.

In moments like that, perhaps the best we can do—like in this song—is to wish happiness for the one we care about.

Even if you can’t express your feelings, by wishing them well, you too will be able to face forward and keep moving on.

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cherry blossom downwindAliey:S

Sakura Oroshi / Hatsune Miku – Aliey:S

Its heart-stirring melody and lyrics are captivating.

Created by Aliey:S, this work was released in March 2024.

Using cherry blossoms as a motif, it delicately portrays the transience, growth, and farewells we feel in everyday life.

The contrast between the light, airy sound and the mournful lyrics is striking, resonating deeply with listeners.

It’s a song I especially recommend for those entering spring graduation season.

If you listen while watching cherry blossom petals dance in the air, I think you won’t be able to hold back your tears.